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Federal Court Upholds Unum’s Termination of Disability Benefits Based on International Residency Clause

Federal Court Upholds Unum’s Termination of Disability Benefits Based on International Residency Clause

In a decision that underscores ERISA’s commitment to enforcing the written terms of benefit plans—even in extraordinary times like the COVID-19 pandemic—a federal court has upheld Unum Life Insurance Company…

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Under Abuse of Discretion Review

In Black v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 25-10140, 2025 WL 2083808 (5th Cir. July 24, 2025), the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that Unum did…

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District Court Affirms Unum’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Attorney with Long COVID Symptoms

In J.J.H. v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 23-CV-02288-CNS-JPO, 2025 WL 1896456 (D. Colo. July 9, 2025), on a joint motion for determination on the administrative record, Colorado…

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District Court Rules for Former Employee in ERISA Disability Dispute Finding That Unum Wrongly Denied Long-Term Disability Benefits for Mental Health Impairments

In Schwartz v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 24-cv-02444-TSH, 2025 WL 1827904 (N.D. Cal. July 1, 2025), on cross-motions for judgment pursuant to FRCP Rule 52, California Northern…

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Tenth Circuit Denies Equitable Relief and Reinforces Limits on ERISA Remedies

In Stark v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-6137, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 1872420 (10th Cir. July 8, 2025), the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of all claims brought under…

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How Roberts Disability Law Successfully Appealed Guardian’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Client With Significant Impairment Affecting the Ability to Perform Any Gainful Occupation

The Client’s Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim Our client, “Tom,” was employed as a Medical Laboratory Scientist when he became disabled as a result of cervicalgia, cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome,…

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